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La Bella Lingua: My Love Affair with Italy and the Most Enchanting Language in the World by Dianne Hales
Category: Biography
For anyone who has ever travelled to Italy or simply dreams of going there one day, the fantasy of living la dolce vita is powerfully seductive. Dianne Hales is no exception, but she also fell truly, madly and deeply in love with the language, fascinated by its story and its stories, tantalised by its a ...Show more
La Passione - How Italy Seduced the World by Dianne Hales
Category: History
From the New York Times bestselling author knighted by the President of Italy for her writing, a jubilant exploration of how Italy transformed the Western world's most vibrant passions -- from literature to art, music to movies. No country has matched Italy's impact on culture. Just think of painting wi ...Show more
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales
Category: Biography
Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the flesh-and-blood woman who became one of the most famous artistic subjects of all time—Mona Lisa.A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than nine million visitors trek to view ...Show more
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales
Category: History
A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than 9 million visitors trek to view her portrait in the Louvre. Yet while everyone recognizes her smile, hardly anyone knows her story. Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered, a blend of biography, history, a ...Show more
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